We were promised action; all we get is betrayal. In 2023 water companies in England and Wales spent 4,608,494 hours dumping sewage into the environment. Ofwat say if you get a 1 star environment rating your bonus will be banned. Q: How many water industry fat cats do you think

t wasn't mentioned in the Chancellor's speech, but the Spring Statement papers contain a major suite of anti-tax avoidance proposals, probably the toughest ever introduced. Thread:

Just because it’s never been been done before doesn't mean it can’t be - I’ve heard this kind of naysaying so many times in my life of doing many things for the first time (green energy, electric cars, green football, diamonds from the sky…). Tax rules are written by the rich

I see govt are releasing the 2024 sewage dumping numbers tomorrow, the day after the budget, or as our American cousins would call it Take Out The Trash Day. As the media will be focusing heavily on all things budget it's the perfect day to bury all the sh*t you would really

Remember that there is nothing inevitable about this - it’s a political choice. And the fact that it’s a Labour government making that choice frankly beggars belief 👇

Camilla Tominey humiliated on #BBCQT Gary Stevenson explains how we have given away national assets to rich people, so we should tax rich people Camilla Tominey dismisses the call to tax rich people by saying everyone pays taxes Gary Stevenson explains to tax the rich on

Just 17 out of the 307 sewage pumping station on the River Mole has sewage dumping monitors and that's just one river system. And some people would have you believe that we're monitoring all sewage dumping. We'er not even close.

The only thing "disgraceful" in all of this is govt's response.

I see the hapless EnvAgencyAnglia are up to their old tricks again. In 2021 the EA admitted that Cambridge Water needs to reduce abstraction by 22 million litres of water per day to help save the River Cam, a chalk stream. What have they done about it in the intervening 4

Thames Water was privatised in 1989 with no debt. Since then it’s racked up £14.7 billion in debt at the same time as paying out £10.4 billion to its shareholders. If that's not a scam, I don't know what is! #OurWaterOurWay

We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham

He has a point, and a bloody good one. If you didn't know already there are parts of London due to start running out of water in 10 - 15 years time. Yes I did just say that.

“Brexit! Brexit! We must mention Brexit! The The Labour Party is afraid to mention Brexit and it’s a catastrophe and everyone knows it deep in their bones!” Stephen Fry telling Britain the TRUTH!

On the same day we learn over half of Britain’s 59 native butterfly species are in long-term decline & in one of most nature depleted countries in the world, this slash & burn approach to growth spells disaster for nature & for longterm sustainability theguardian.com/environment/20…

"Brexit has ruined this country, and now the majority of Britons thinks so too." RT if you are that majority.

Up until now we've focussed on fossil fuel companies . But companies are made up of people– and these people know that they are working against the interests of all life on earth . They need calling out .

In the UK I'm petitioning for a ban of fossil fuel ads and sponsorships– for too long these corporations have had unlimited £££ to greenwash their dirty reputations in schools , sports and everywhere in between – it must change govpetition.uk/700024

Reform: for the rich, by the rich.

“Israel is bombing Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza — and you’re worrying about Yemen interfering with ships?” “Israel has killed 30,000 Palestinians. The Yemenis haven’t killed anyone.” —Irish MEP Mick Wallace, calling out EU hypocrisy.

"It’s a story of betrayal, of backstabbing and greed". Me writing about Thames Water 💧 in the The Standard standard.co.uk/comment/thames…